|
Website
Name |
Description |
|
Math is
Fun |
Absolutely fun and wonderful
activities for you and your child.
Math is Fun!! |
|
Cable News Network |
Current
events, news clips, live broadcasts |
|
|
|
|
MSDE |
Maryland
State Department of Education |
|
|
|
|
Discovery School |
- "DiscoverySchool.com
is dedicated to making teaching and learning
an exciting, rewarding adventure for
students, teachers, and parents. To that end
we provide innovative teaching materials
for teachers, useful and enjoyable
resources for students, and smart advice for
parents about how to help their kids enjoy
learning and excel in school. The site is
constantly reviewed for educational
relevance by practicing classroom teachers
in elementary school,middle school, and high
school."
-
- The
site also includes Kathy Schrock's Guide
for Educators--a categorized list of
sites useful for enhancing curriculum and
professional growth. It is updated often to
include the best sites for teaching and
learning.
|
|
PBS Teacher Source |
- PBS
TeacherSource is a vast array of resources,
including: education's best resources by
curricular subject, topic and grade level;
in-depth professional development services
like PBS Mathline and Scienceline; details
on PBS station outreach activities in your
community; tips on how to effectively
teach with technology; PBS television
programs with extended taping rights for
educators; access to convenient online
shopping for your favorite PBS videos;
best practices information from other
teachers "in the trenches;" convenient
tools for teaching, such as recommended
books and Web sites; interdisciplinary
teaching suggestions; free weekly electronic
newsletter highlighting new TV and online
programming from PBS; and much more!
|
|
National Geographic Xpeditions |
-
Activites, resources and lesson
plans--sorted by geography standard and
grade level.
|
|
The Math Forum |
Arithmetic
activities and lesson plans for students and
teachers for K-12; part of a larger site
with links to several others.
|
|
Back-Mapping Initiative |
- "A
new website has been launched today [Monday,
May 21, 2001] that provides detailed
information on the "back-mapping
initiative" and other efforts to
establish continuity in the curriculum from
grade to grade and consistency from school
to school. The key focus is on the steps
necessary to help students acquire and apply
knowledge and skills toward a recognized
standard of performance.
-
- The
website is a work in progress as the
initiative itself continues."
Brian Porter (MCPS Spokesman)
|
|
|
|
|
SIRS Discoverer |
SIRS
Discoverer provides access to periodical and
newspaper articles selected by subject, with
strong curriculum integration and expanded
access to expository reading materials. SIRS
Knowledge Source, which includes the
Government Reporter, is a source for current
and historic government documents; landmark
and recent US Supreme Court decisions;
information about federal departments,
agencies, elected leaders, and more.
Articles are classified by difficulty. The
"Easy" articles should be appropriate for
elementary students. Contact Media Center
for password.
|
-
American National Biography
(no home access)
|
A database
of biographical information on
national historical figures (deceased
individuals only). Great resource
particularly for middle and high school
students, but accessible for elementary
students too. |
|
OIPD Web Site |
MCPS's
Office of Instruction and Program
Development features information and
activities celebrating our
cultural and ethnic diversity. |
|
|
|
